Introduction

Under the guidance of Prof. Claudio Manfredotti, the Solid State Physics group of the University of Torino, Physics Department,started its activity in the early 1980s in the field of amorphous (a-Si:H) and crystalline (e.g. Si, CdTe) semiconductor materials, mainly for the fabrication of solar cells and ionization radiation detectors.
In the course of these three decades, the group has gradually extended its field of interest to the study of micro/nano-structured materials and devices and to the development of new experimental techniques for the characterization and modification of advanced materials and/or art objects.
Now, the group is working on the following main research topics:

Seminars

25 February 2025, h. 11.00

Sala Wataghin, Dipartimento di Fisica, Torino
Bohuslav Rezek
Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Czech Technical Univ. Prague, Czechia
Diamond molecular interfaces for solar energy conversion


26 Febraury 2025, h. 10.00

Sala Wataghin, Dipartimento di Fisica, Torino
Silvia Giordani
School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City Univ., Dublin, Ireland
Carbon nano-onions for targeted drug delivery


7 March 2025, h. 14.00

Sala Wataghin, Dipartimento di Fisica, Torino
Yuri Fukaya
Okayama University, Japan
Anomalous Josephson coupling and high-harmonics in noncentrosymmetric superconductors with S-wave spin-triplet pairing



Highlights


30 June - 7 July 2025
18-24 May 2025
Our research group actively collaborates to the organization of the "Quantum2025" conference ("From Foundations of Quantum Mechanics to Quantum Information and Quantum Metrology & Sensing"), held at the "Unione Industriali" of Torino. The conference includes a broad spectrum of contributions on diamond-based quantum technologies from internationally recognized speakers. For information, contact quantum2025@unito.it.
27 january 2025
Our research group actively collaborates in the organization of the Tematic Workshop 'Nanomaterials and Quantum Technologies at the Interface with Biological Studies,' scheduled within the framework of FISMAT 2025. The aim of this workshop is to gather the Italian community involved in exploiting and developing nanomaterials and quantum technologies to address key questions in biological and biomedical fields. The focus is not only on material characterization, engineering, and technological advancements but also on the biological issues addressed by these technologies.